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Saloniki-Greek Press --
August 02, 1924

The Greek Orthodox Diocese of Chicago.

p. 1-On June 24, 1924, by an impressive ceremony in the Church of St. Constantine, the Right Reverend Bishop Philaretos, D.D., was installed as Bishop of the Diocese of Chicago according to the charter of the Greek Archdiocese of North and South America.

Bishop Philaretos also has temporary jurisdiction over the Diocese of San Francisco, which he will govern until it installs its own bishop.

The Greek Archdiocese of New York and the Dioceses of Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco form the Greek Orthodox Church of North and South America under the sovereignty of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

This sovereignty was transferred to the Holy Synod of Greece by the decree of 1908. In 1922 the decree was revoked, and it was recognized and officially acknowledged by the Church of Greece that the Greeks in America and elsewhere are again under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Under the spiritual guidance of Bishop Philaretos is the Union of Greek Clergymen, with over fifty members, which renders valuable service to the Greek laity of this district.

The financial needs of the Diocese are supplied by the ecclesiastical treasury, which is supported by the fees collected by priests for marriages and baptisms.

The Diocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Boston have cooperated to support several students of the defunct Theological School of St. Athanasius in the continuation of their studies in the Episcopal Seminary of Nashotah, Wisconsin, of which Bishop Philaretos received his degree of Doctor of Divinity.

The Bishop also cultivates friendly relations with the clergy of other denominations and does everything possible to elevate the standards of the Greek clergy in America.